SFA to meet Scottish Premiership clubs over referee and appeal issues
Thursday 17 January 2019 10:23, UK
The Scottish FA will meet with Scottish Premiership clubs on Thursday night in the wake of a number of recent refereeing and appeal controversies.
SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell will chair a meeting in Perth which will be attended by the refereeing department and the SFA's compliance officer Clare Whyte, as well as club officials.
The meeting was agreed on at the start of December but is only taking place now due to the hectic festive fixture schedule and the winter break.
It has been arranged as a way of "opening lines of communication and encouraging debate" between all parties, in the wake of a number of controversies involving referees and the appeals system this season.
The meeting comes a week after a gathering of referees in Edinburgh during the winter break to discuss issues that have arisen so far this season.
Kilmarnock boss Steve Clarke has confirmed he won't attend the meeting. However, the managers of the four big Glasgow and Edinburgh clubs, as well as Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes, are all expected to be there.
The fallout from last month's Old Firm game, which resulted in Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos escaping sanctions after being involved in three separate incidents with Celtic players, and referee John Beaton being subjected to threats, will be among the topics discussed.
